Jerusalem Cross

For the past few months or so I have been searching the internets and the occasional jeweler for a chain and pendant to wear about my neck. I wanted something like a cross or crucifix, but had trouble finding something both tasteful and within my price range. To the rescue,my dear friends Al and Bev Zembrowsky recently returned from a trip to Israel and were kind enough to think of me during their travels. They brought me this Jerusalem Cross in sterling silver. I may never take it off.

ISO 1600 (in hindsight I should have used a lower ISO)

35mm (with macro adapter)

f/22

1/250 sec. (with a bunch of external lighting inc my 430ex)

Bun Thit Noung

So my mother has been on a streak, she has been making all these wonderful, colorful, childhood favorite Vietnamese foods for me to eat. Guess who has been eating and taking pictures of them. This is Bun Thit Noung. Or rice noodles, with grilled pork and shrimp. There is a mysterious melange of vegetables and herbs in there, basil, mint, some herbs that don't have recognizable English names. Some pickled carrots as well. Topped with crispy garlic and fresh home made fish sauce. Oh yeah. its good.

ISO 1600

16mm

f/4.0

1/60 sec

Banh Canh

When most people think of Vietnamese noodle soup, they think right away of pho. Its too bad they don't know about pho's thicker noodled brother banh canh. Rich pork broth, thick rice noodles, skrumps, crunchy garlic and fish sauce come together to make one of my favorite breakfast/lunch/dinner noodle soups. Yumm.

ISO 1600

26mm

f/2.8

1/80 sec